used to replace a word beginning with C that you do not want to say, for example the offensive swear word ‘cunt’, or ‘cancer’ C 开头的词（用以替代不想说出口的以 C 开头的冒犯性脏话等，如 cunt、cancer） An employee who uses the C-word to a colleague will be suspended. 雇员对同事说 C 开头的词将被停职。 🔊🔊 I hate it when people refer to cancer as the C-word. 我不喜欢有人把癌症说成是 C 开头的词。 🔊🔊 For these men commitment is the dreaded C-word. 对于这些人来说，承诺就是可怕的C字。